California Avocados Direct Giveaway

My family is the biggest avocado fans. For example, on Super Bowl Sunday, my brother made guacamole with 8 avocados and we ate it all in like an hour along with tons and tons of other food. Avocados are great sliced on a sandwich, used in place of mayo, and or course made into guacamole.

I found the company California Avocados Direct that ships fresh picked avocados right to your door. I contact the company and they kindly sent me a case of their avocados to try. I shared some with the other dietitians at the hospital since I had so many and they were excited to try them. I was sent a different variety that what is normally sold in most grocery stores. They are called fuerte avocados.

Here is some information on this variety:The fuerte avocado used to be the "go-to" avocados until the Hass variety took over the market. Fuertes have a delicious, nutty flavor....we can get them in California, but it's hard to find them in other states. The Hass avocados have a thicker skin and ship much better in quantities for grocery stores.....so if you order a subscription from us (or a gift box) you are getting a premium, gourmet avocado that has not spent time in coolers, hasn't tumbled through a sorting machine, hasn't been poked and prodded in a store....just as though you have a tree of your own! Also, this kind of avocado does not turn black!

Avocados sometimes get a bad reputation because of their fat content. People think that fat is bad for you but the kind of fat that is in avocados (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated) are actually very heart healthy. I love the versatility in avocados and that they can be made to taste like many different flavors. For example, I cut open one of my avocados last night and chopped it up and used it as a topping to my falafel and hummus wrap. It added some creaminess and a great fresh flavor.

GiveawayThe giveaway will be for a dozen fuerte avocados from California Avocados Direct ($28 value).

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I love avocados, no matter what shape or form or recipe. I made some white chicken chili the other night and added avocado to the top, YUM!!! I buy them almost every week. I have to say tho, my favorite way to eat them is mashed, then on top of whole wheat toast for breakfast, add a dash of salt and pepper, perfection!

Hi Amanda! Just stopping by to let you know we're so excited that one of your readers will win a gift box of our delicious Fuerte avocados! Thanks for the post and for introducing your readers to our gift box and subscription service. We're a family farm...would love to add more avocado lovers to our family! If anyone has any questions about avocados, just ask! Find us on Twitter or Facebook. :)

So many delicious recipes--being from Texas, many of them Tex-Mex recipes. However, the way we eat avocados most is to simply use them chunked in salads or mashed to use on sandwiches instead of mayo. I may or may not add seasonings, depending on the sandwich, because avocados are wonderful either way.bethelderton59 at gmail dot com

Love fuente avocados. My favorite way to eat any avocado is on a multi grain bread, i.e. Dave's Killer Bread, toasted. Just slice 1/4 to 1/2 of an avocado onto the toast and add salt and pepper to taste! Plain and simply delicious!